This is the story of how a mother-in-law brought about a behavioral change regarding health practices among her family members in Sarawan village in Tarabganj block of Gonda district in UP. The state fares poorly in terms of maternal and child health indicators, child feeding practices and nutritional status if
Divya is a member of the Durga Young Women’s Self-Help Group in Mohammedabad, Sultanpur district. Through her YWSHG, she has learned that health and hygiene are the foremost ways of fighting gender discrimination. A few years ago, there was no awareness regarding menstrual health and hygiene in her village, and
Kiran is a member of the Lakshi Young Women’s Self-Help Group in Bhola ka purwa, Raebareli district. She is all of 18 years old but displays tremendous leadership qualities and passion for taking charge of her own life and future. Until a few years ago, Kiran thought that being married
Gayatri is a member of the Rama Self-Help Group in Dhanpatganj block, Sultanpur district. She holds the important position of secretary in the SHG. She believes that investing in different livelihood opportunities is important if one has to fight the vicious cycle of poverty. In 2015, she received Rs. 40,000
Gayapati had long wanted a toilet constructed in her home. Lack of money and little support from her family, who did not see it as priority, prevented this from happening. During one of her SHG meeting, she learned it would be possible to borrow money to finally execute this project.
Rehmatul was married into a poor family of bonded labourers and her life was a daily struggle for food and water. When her son died of meningitis, her husband went into deep depression. It was the support of the women in her SHG that offered a ray of hope. With financial
Shama barely had time to recover from the tragic deaths of her father and brother when her in-laws, who deemed her inauspicious, kicked her out of her house. She was forced to flee with her six children without shelter and resources, living like a pariah of Uttar Pradesh. She was approached
Suman had little to look forward to in life. Married at fifteen and belonging to the Dalit Ahirwar community (lower caste), she was confined to her home and always veiled. She had very little education and even lesser money to escape the vicious cycle of poverty. She reached her breaking point